Disclaimer: See Prologue

Are here we go again. I hope you guys are ready for a long chapter because this is my longest one yet. (At least for this story.) There is a lot of explanation put behind some things and as promised the winner of the vote will be getting there turn to ride the Negicoaster. Also like promised we will be meeting our first major badguy.

I really don't have much more time right this second but I wrote these responses to my reviewers (Only if there was something that needed to be answered.)

Lonewolf: My man, I really feel you and don't worry she's next on the list but I made my self a slave to this vote. So not this chapter but soon.

Dragoncloud: Don't you worry. I hear you and it might not be right away, but you wont be dissapointed, that's one of my favorite pairings too.

Animefan: I was thinking about it but I don't think I'm going down that road. And after you read the chapter you need to message me about what you think, you'll see why.

Dunnowhatthisis : I totally hear you but every story i see has those two together so I wanted to go another way but don't worry, the spark is still there. And you are absolutely right, 16 girls leads to lots of possiblities. I go into that in this chapter.

A Reviewer: You absolutely right I did mean Kaeda and Kotaro and I went back to fix it. Thankyou for pointing that out. And don't worry too much about it you'll get to see what you want.

Random: I'm kinda glad you asked. I was wondering if other people caught that. Now a days people sometimes use menagerie to discribe a collection of assorted birds. I saw it at a zoo years ago in texas acctually and I thought it was a cool word. Then when I was thinking of a title for the story it just kinda hit me. Here we sometimes call girls birds and Negi certainly has a vast and varied collection. And it kind of has a nice ring to it doesn't it? I bet a good percentage of my readers first looked at my story because of the name, not the description.

Chapter 8

First Contact


It was early the next morning at the resort and all was quiet. It had been a late night for most of the group, with Kotaro's return and all. The girls had decided to throw a party in honor of this joyous occasion(). The partying had went on most of the night and the now, 'of age' girls didn't exactly take it easy on the boos. Nor did they hesitate to coerce Kotaro into doing the same thing. To his credit though, it's hard to tell that many beautiful women 'no' under any circumstances.

(More appropriately this joyous 'excuse to throw a party')

Negi awoke and began looking around. He wasn't surprised to find that a chorus of snoring and the remains of the party were the only signs of life to be found. He decided that he would do a little training to start the morning off. Nothing intense just practicing his martial arts form, and maybe if he was feeling ambitious he would take lap around the resort.

However, Negi's martial arts skills weren't really something you should practice around sleeping people(), or in any place you thought looked good in one piece. So he decided that he would go to one of the more remote parts of the resort.

(You know, since they were mostly the types that blew up whatever was at the end of your fist and all.)

Since the resort was basically a man made plateau, and Negi knew he'd be making a lot of noise, he decided that the best idea would be to go on the far side of the resort down by the water. It wasn't a flat sandy beach on this side however, it was more of a collection of large rocks at the bases of the wall. The water sprayed up as the water beat against the stone. It took a few minutes to get down there and once he did, it was hard to find a rock that was both big enough and flat enough for him to practice on.

Sure enough though, before long Negi was practicing away. Many people find training tedious, and find it hard to get motivated or stay focused while doing it. Negi however had just the opposite problem. He loved training; it wasn't hard to convince him to try harder because he always had a goal in mind. He wanted to be as strong as his father. What the boy didn't know, was that right now he was already stronger then Nagi had been during the war().

(Not to mention, having much better taste in Ministra. I mean, for someone who was supposed to be a world famous ladies man, Nagi sure kissed a lot of guys.)

Another of his problems is that when training he tends to focus so hard that he becomes oblivious to what's going on around him. You could walk up right behind him with a pair of symbols and bang them together inches from his head and if he was really into his training he wouldn't even flinch. So over the years, for safety's sake, he learned to only train inside the resort where no one unwelcome could sneak up on him.

Right now however, while it couldn't exactly be considered sneaking, unbeknownst to Negi there was someone watching him. The figure descended from above and slowly circled him. Spying eyes watched as Negi moved through the motions of the form like shaped liquid. How beautifully he moved, and how passionately he performed the motions, was all watched in an awe that was quickly nearing reverence.

White wings carried their owner to a soft landing on an adjacent rock. As she stood there, practically dumbstruck by Negi's skill and grace, a realization hit her. She'd always been too busy with her own training to ever stop and watch his. Whenever they were in battle, she'd be fighting her own opponent, or even when she wasn't, Negi had so many different skills and tricks up his sleeve he almost never had to deal with hand to hand fighting. In the few instances she could remember when he did use it, it was almost always too fast even for her half demon eyes.

Now she was watching it in it's purest form, and it was amazing. The way his body moved so gracefully. How you could see every muscle ripple and flex as he did each motion. The focus in his features was intense even through he had his eyes closed. Throughout the whole process, despite some of the difficult moves and the considerable force he put into each mach blow he never once seem to find it more difficult than breathing. As he came around one last time he faced one of the bigger boulders. As he methodically moved his was to the edge he came around with one final strike. He punched the 25 ft rock and with the attack came a thunderous boom.

She had expected the rock to disintegrate with the amount of force she'd felt in that punch. But standing directly behind Negi it didn't look like any damage had been done at all. That was until he moved. Making a rock explode into a million pieces isn't as hard as you would think. However punching a perfectly round hole, directly through the center without so much as cracking the rest of the stone, that takes both colossal force and complete control.

She stared at the hole, before she could help herself her tongue slipped, "My god Negi, how strong are you?"

She had said it under her breath, and even though he hadn't heard her completely Negi's ears perked up and his head swiveled around. Oh, Hey Setsuna! Sorry I didn't hear you coming, I short of get a bit distracted while training."

Negi hadn't really heard Setsuna because he was in his own world. Setsuna didn't hear Negi for almost the same reason. She'd been raised as a warrior, her whole life dedicated to the honing and preparation of her skills. Because of that, she had an inherent respect and admiration for the martial arts and their practicing. But what she'd just seen was more than that. It was the perfection of the arts, it was destructive poetry in motion. Setsuna was captivated by it's beauty. She walked forward and before she could help it, she kissed Negi deeply.

Negi's body reacted kissing Setsuna back, his mind however was still trying to figure out when she'd gotten there. Eventually the later caught up with the former and he broke the kiss. "Whoa, Setsuna! What was that for?

Broken out of her trance by the break of the kiss Setsuna looked like a deer in headlights. Panic crossed her face, she hadn't meant to do that. Now that she had though, she couldn't deny how good it felt. Just like kissing Konoka().

(A few people had been wondering. I don't remember ever saying they weren't a couple. I just neglected to mention it. Why do you think NxK was such a big secret?)

As soon as she thought of Konoka she'd felt guilty about what she did. She really loved Konoka even though they weren't really together anymore. Konoka, in an attempt to spare Setsuna's feelings had told her the truth, or at least part of it. She told Setsuna that she loved her very much and always would, but she felt an even stronger love for someone else. Since it would be unfair to Setsuna, she had decided to end their relationship. Setsuna had been crushed for quite a while, but she loved Konoka too much to hate her for it. Truthfully it was that type of caring honestly that had made Setsuna fall in love in the first place.

Even though deep down, a part of her wanted to, she couldn't bring herself to hate or even be angry at Konoka. The truth was she still wanted to be by her side, even if once again, it was only as a friend and protector.

(Back to reality)

But now here she was standing inches from Negi who she'd just kissed, and was currently looking very confused. She knew that what she'd done was out of place and maybe even wrong but it felt so good to have this excited feeling again, she didn't know what to do. "Negi I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you like that. It was just… you were so… I could help…" Setsuna didn't know why but suddenly she was a bumbling idiot. After a few more failed attempts she just sighed deeply and mentally said, Screw it! She'd just have to treat this like she did a battle. Exactly like her normal life, she went from timid and insecure to confident and commanding.

Setsuna ignored Negi's confusion and kissed him hard. After a second of hesitation from Negi who was trying to say something through the kiss she pulled back and said "Just shut up and kiss me."

Negi's male instincts took over and he obeyed without really knowing why. Though, it took very little time for the idea to set in for Negi. As he returned her kiss, his hands found their way to her back. He pulled her thin yet toned body against his, and as they met Setsuna could help but let a small moan escape. This was the first time she had ever kissed a man, now she could see what all the fuss was about.

Having his strong arms wrapped around her and feeling his hard body against her own, was quickly giving the young sword user some naughty thoughts that she'd never had before. Almost on their own, her hands found their way under his shirt. She began slowly and gently feeling over the skin, taking her time to trace the line of every muscle. His body was nothing like the soft round curves of Konoka's. His body was sculpted and cut. If you could read muscles like brail, his would spell out 'perfection'.


­­­Nodoka woke up amongst a pile of passed out bodies. Even though as the moment she could see and faces she was fairly sure that these lumps of flesh were her friends. She had the least to drink out of them all, only having the one that she was pressured into taking. She looked around the amassed crowd and noticed that the only male body to be found was Kotaro's.

Since everyone else seemed to be asleep, Nodoka decided to look for Negi and see what he was up to. However after a quick look around the resort, he was no where to be found. So Nodoka did what she always did when she couldn't find someone. "Adeat"

After the light show that came with summoning her book, Nodoka took it in her hands and thought about Negi. Like clockwork, seconds later the pages began to come to life. Once again she gasped as the picture came into view. She couldn't believe it, Negi was at it again

She looked around quickly to make sure no one had seen her and then she went to go find a private spot so she could watch and enjoy the show in peace.


Prompted by Setsuna's tiny yet strong hands, Negi began taking a bit more liberty with him own. He found his way under her shirt but was disappointed to feel the wrapping that she used to keep her wings and chest, pinned down.

Setsuna's sharp warrior senses caught Negi's slight sigh. Noticing where his hands were she did the math. She took a step back, leaving Negi mid kiss with another look of confusion on his face. Her face however was locked on him and showed nothing but heated desire. But she reached under her shirt and unclipped the wrapping. With the tension taken off, they came undone, going out the bottom of her shirt and quickly ending up in a pile around her feet.

(Though Negi later commented to her that he wasn't sure if he was going to get laid or killed at that particular moment.)

She still had her shirt on, but when they embraced again and Negi's hands snake under her shirt he found nothing but skin. Setsuna shuddered at his light caresses, and melted into his strong arms. She never knew being with a man could be so wonderful. But maybe it wasn't just any man but being with Negi that was like this. She let out a soft moan as his hands expertly worked over the soft flesh of her breasts.

She might pin them down, but Setsuna had a pair of very nice breasts. They weren't huge, but they certainly weren't small. With her short and thin physique, they were just the right size. And Negi was appreciating them to the fullest.

As her mind tried to grasp how good this all felt her body wanted to up the ante. Her hands found the top of his pants and she pulled him towards her as her hips pushed forward to meet him.

A soft moan escaped Negi's lips as they grinded together. He body was tight and cut yet her skin and curves were so soft. As Negi pulled her little body against his he was almost lifting her off her feet.

The heat between them was building fast and soon clothing became a burden. In a frenzy of kissing and caressing, they managed to pull each others shirts off. Some clothes were more torn, than taken off.

By this time the momentum and fervor of their passion had pushed them up against the sheer wall of the resort. Setsuna had her back to the wall as she kicked off her panties. She could feel Negi's excitement against her stomach and it made her feel something inside of it.

Their eyes meet and Setsuna gave him a devious smile just before she jumped up and wrapped her legs around his waist. A small adjustment later, the two warrior lovers moaned in unison as they became one.

This was something Setsuna had never felt before. She was completely filled by Negi and as the wave of pleasure followed it was all she could do just to hold on. The normally quiet and reserved Setsuna was moaning wildly and calling out for more. Squeezed between Negi's rock solid body and the hard wall Setsuna was in heaven. And she wasn't the only one.


Nodoka had gone into on of the far off corner rooms of the resort to hide. She was sitting up against the door so no one could come in, her nose only inches from her book. She abandoned all sense of self control, her hand working feverishly between her legs. She was almost ashamed of how hot spying made her. But right now she was too enthralled to care. It would be later that her conscience ate away at her.

She knew one day she'd have to come clean, and face the music she so deserved to hear. Unfortunately, she didn't want to give up her naughty little secret just yet. So for now she would see how long she could get away with it.

Who knows, if she watched enough, one day it might just give her the confidence to go after what she really wanted. For now though, she greedily satiated her own desires as she watched the unsuspecting couple do the same.


A few positions and one climax later Negi was now sitting on a rock as a straddling Setsuna wildly bounced on top of him. Negi kissed her chest and caressed her back, which combined with their rhythm, was quickly driving Setsuna back over the edge. She threw her head back and screamed out as she came slamming down onto him again and again.

Sensing her pace weakening as she got close and closer to orgasm, Negi wrapped his hands around her firmly grabbing onto her ass and began guiding her up and down, keeping the pace. This seemed to drive Setsuna crazy, her head was thrashing about as she said things that could make Satan blush.

Setsuna could feel the pleasure beginning to overwhelm her senses. These feelings were her whole world right now and the world was just awesome(). She felt herself about to go over the edge and her entire body tensed up in anticipation. When the sweet release came her body was assaulted by wave after wave of ecstasy. It took such a hold of her that even her wings came out, spreading to their full glory.

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Negi couldn't help but stare, she looked just like an angel. With her back arched from the pleasure, and her wings stretched to the sky, it was an illustration of what heaven must look like. Or at least, Negi hoped heaven would be this beautiful. With that sight it took no time at all for Negi catch up.

Afterwards the two sat together for a few minutes letting each shift of their bodies send shots of pleasure through them. Smiling at each other Negi couldn't help himself. "Well I don't know about you but that was the best early morning training session I've had in a while."

Setsuna laughed. She had her head resting on Negi's shoulder, "I don't know what came over me. I've never done something like this before. Truthfully, you're the only guy I've ever been with."

Negi smiled, "I'm honored, I hope I made this experience enjoyable for you." He started to break into laughter, knowing the answer to that before he asked.

Setsuna replied like the delicate flower she was, "Oh, hell yeah." They shared the laugh.

Negi was on the bottom and therefore at Setsuna's mercy, because despite all his strength, right now he barely had the energy to stand. Let alone pick her up too. "So umm not what?"

"Oh sorry." Setsuna got up and for the first time seemed to notice she was naked. "Oh… we should probably get dressed." She began gathering her clothes.

"Do we have to?" Negi said with mach complaint in his voice. Earning him a playfully dirty look from Setsuna. "Alright, alright, if we have to. But for the record I do this under protest."

About twenty minutes later Negi and Setsuna were back on the main platform of the resort. Nodoka had made her way back to where everyone was sleeping a few minutes before they got there and had been waking people up.

A bath seemed to be the general thought on everyone's mind since most of the group smelt like old liquor. Those who weren't part of the main party had a different reason to bathe. But since they too had a reason, off everyone went. Despite the customary invitations and cat calls Negi waved the girls off and went into the boys side. Kotaro however wanted to take the ladies up on their invitation and would have, if it wasn't for the giant hand of light that Negi sent to get him.

Once the group was separated and the doors close Kotaro immediately turned to Negi. "So who was it?"

Negi felt like he'd missed part of conversation, "What are you talking about? Who was what?"

Kotaro got the same look on his face that mothers have when they know their kids are full of shit. "Don't give me that crap. You know damn well what I mean."

Negi wasn't sure if he knew what Kotaro was talking about, but he had an idea. "No, you are going to need to be more specific."

"Okay, so you're playing dumb. Let me spell it out for you; Who did you have sex with this morning?" Kotaro's arms were crossed and his foot was stamped, the gauntlet was thrown. "And before you even try that no one bullshit, remember something for me. I have a better sense of smell than a bloodhound."

Negi hung his head defeated, but retorted with a sarcasm to save face. "Oh yeah Mr. Know-it-all, if your nose is so sharp how come you couldn't tell who on your own."

"Three reasons, the first was that there were so many of the girls there and with the scent of the alcohol it was hard to sift through them all. If we would've stay there for five more minutes I could've found out." Kotaro began getting undressed to get in the bath.

"Secondly, because I haven't been around, I haven't been exposed to the girls while they've been horny enough to get the smell of sex on them. If I had I'd be able to tell the difference no problem."

They were both already getting into the water by this point. "Third, and the most interesting of the three, there is more than one girl out there that smells of sex. Not including you I had four, distinctly different scents. Which means you're not the only one who was having fun."

Negi let his imagination wander for a second. "I wonder who it was. Three others huh? Looks like they were having more fun than me, I guess I went to the wrong party." Negi laughed, but somehow Kotaro wasn't amused.

"You're not getting out of this one, who was it?" Kotaro was not giving up that easily.

"Fine, fine, but you had better keep your big mouth shut, or I will neuter you." Negi made his fist glow to show the threat was real.

"No problem, take it easy. My lips are sealed."

Negi shook his head with a sigh, so this was the beginning of the end huh? "It was Setsuna."

Kotaro's brow creased in thought,"You know, she would've been my last guess."

Negi looked at his friend like he had two heads. "That's it? That all you have to say?"

Kotaro grinned, "Of coarse not, that just caught me off guard. I want to know everything. How was it?"

Negi could see he'd have to kill his friend to end this so he decided to give in. "It was very hot and forceful."

Kotaro nodded knowingly, "I could see that. How nice is her body really?"

"She got an really athletic and toned body and she hides some really beautiful tits under all that wrapping."

Kotaro jumped almost out of the water, "I knew it, the way her body is shaped you can just tell. What were her wings doing during?"

Negi shook his head, where was Kotaro coming up with these. "For the most part they stayed folded up. Except when she… well you know, then they spread out fully. It was pretty hot."

"I wish i could see that." Kotaro daydreamed for a second and then regained focus. "So, did she use her sword?"

Negi didn't even know what to say to that "What the... Are you serious?"

"Hey, just asking."


When they got back to the real world hey found Chachamaru sitting in her chair waiting for them just like always. Though unlike always, a message had been delivered for them. It read "I know something about the people you're looking for. Meet me tomorrow at noon, one mile outside the west gate of town. I'll be in the ruins of the old theater."

Negi finished the note and read it over again, then he gave it to Yue so everyone else could read it over her shoulders. They all looked at him and he looked back. He shook his head and said very matter-of-factly, "It's a trap."

"What makes you say that?" Makie said after reading the note. "It seems like he just wants to give us some information."

Negi explained, "It's too convenient. For the past two days you guys have turned over every stone in this whole town and found absolutely nothing. Now suddenly a guy pops up with information for us? I don't think so." Around the room the more experienced of the group nodded in understanding and agreement. "It's much more likely that whoever this is was waiting for us all to be together again, and now that we are, he's trying to lure us into a trap."

"How are you so sure?" Makie saw his point, but her trusting nature got in the way.

Yue jumped in on Negi's side, "It's a matter of logic. If this guy was here to help us why didn't he stay and wait for us? His elaborate plan to meet gives the impression of someone who is nervous or scared. If that were the case, the less occasions that he had to communicate with us, the better. Why not send the information in the note? If he thought it was going to be intercepted, he could've came himself and if he had, why risk a second meeting." She took a sip of her juice box.

Mana added to the explanation, "Also the meeting place is suspicious. If this was just an average meeting to get some info, why not have it someplace inconspicuous? You could sit down at a bar next to each other, or shop in neighboring stalls in the market without anyone noticing that you were talking to one another. No, instead he put it on the outskirts of town where anyone could see where you were going, and anyone who did, would be curious as to why you were going there. Almost assuring you'll be followed. Also it's in the ruins of the old theater, where it would be easy to lay an ambush."

"Yeah okay, so… it's a trap." Makie's good hearted optimism was crushed like a grape. "Now what?"

"Now…" Negi looked around the room catching the eyes of a few of his more cunning Ministra who all had the same disconcerting evil smile that he did. "…we set a trap of our own.

The next day at noon Negi and his group were at the old theater just like the note had instructed. They stood in an open part of the ruins on what was once the stage. After only a few minutes of waiting their host arrived.

He was about Negi's height, not as built, but certainly not out of shape. He was wearing a blue cloak with the hood up so it was hard to see his face. Asuna couldn't help but get the feeling that she'd seen this guys before. But she was having trouble placing it.

Anyway they gathered towards the middle and the man spoke out. "You know, I'm surprised you came. I've heard many things about The Great Negi Springfield. How powerful and cunning you are. I must say I'm very surprised."

This guy was starting to get on Negi's nerves already. "Oh yeah, what's so surprising?"

"It's surprising that someone who's famous for being so smart would walk into such an obvious trap." As he said it he flipped his hood back, exposing his face.

Asuna immediately recognized him, "That's him, that's the guy who was there the day we got captured." Out of pure instinct she called forth her sword and broke into a fighting stance.

However she wasn't the only one reacting. Around the upper edges of the ruins and at every door and window men and women were leaping out of the shadows blocking any path of escape. "I had expected much more of 'The son of the Thousand Master'." He said it like he was spitting out a bad piece of fruit.

Negi snorted a laugh as a defiant smile spread across his face. "Well I hate to disappoint. So… Kaede?"

She was in the middle of the group and she put two fingers to her forehead, "Kugiri" (Japanese End)

One little word changed everything, the group that had been in the center of the room all but disappeared. Now instead of 18 people only 3 stood in the middle, Kaede, Asuna, and Negi. Asuna and Kaede quickly spread out on Negi's flanks forming a crude defensive triangle. They quickly broke off and began taking care of the enemies that surrounded them.

The rest of the group had positioned themselves by the doors and windows hiding behind the illusion. So, when Kaede dropped it, they quickly took the unsuspecting enemies by surprise and now held all the exits.

The numerous assailants on the top edges of the wall had never really been an issue. The second the illusion was called off they began dropping like flies. Mana took every one of them out in less then 5 seconds and there'd been no less than 20 people.

As everyone else took out the trash, Negi reveled in retribution. "I was worried half to death about the girls when they were captured. Then I was literally beaten to death, in the process of saving them. So the way I figured it, you owe me a death and a half." Negi began walking towards the man he let his magic run through him and a small wind picked up around him. "I think it's time to collect."

The man in the Cloak seemed very unimpressed by the show of power, he simple said. "Okay, so I was a little hasty with my first comment, you didn't just walk into it blindly I see. But you also didn't let me finish. I had no intentions of fighting , I just wanted you to come with me, and I figured it would take more than asking nicely. I was ordered to bring you back with me so the Master may speak with you."

"I supposed to go somewhere… with you? You tried to trap me and my friends not once but twice. I don't even know who you are, and you expect me to go with you to meet your Master. Whoever the hell that is. And you seriously think I'd come with you?" Negi's patience was running real thin.

"Well, I hadn't thought about it that way. Okay then, My Name is Heinrich()Crieger. Does that make things any easier for you?" He did a small bow with his introduction. By now the girls had finished the dirty work and were beginning to gather around.

"No, not really. I have no intentions of going anywhere with you so you might as well get over that. If I were you I would be more worried about where we are going to take you. Because now that I know it's not you calling the shots, I want to know who is and you're going to tell me." Negi was starting to enjoy this. It wasn't often he got to play the bad ass role.

"Oh and how do you intend on making me do that?" Again, for someone at a severe disadvantage he really didn't seem too worried.

"To be honest, I haven't worked that part out yet, but I'm sure it won't be too pleasant. I'll just have to use my imagination when the time comes.

Ah well, try imagining this. "Adeat" before anyone knew what was going on the light flashed in their faces. It all happened so quick that no one saw it. Before the flash was even over Negi had charged up a spell and let it fly. 30 magic missiles formed around his hand and shot forward…

Everyone had reacted differently in that first split second. Half the people on the squad weren't quick enough to react so Kotaro, Ku Fei, Yuna and Makie jumped in front of them acting as a shield. Asuna Kaede and Setsuna all went forward Asuna and Setsuna converging from the left and right swords already mid swing. Kaede had already gotten behind him and was preparing a disabling punch to the spine.

But none of that mattered, because as this all happened, just milliseconds before any of the attacks hit, the world stopped dead in it tracks. Time itself had froze. The only things that kept moving were Asuna and Heinrich.

Asuna had already been attacking and she almost took his head off, but just in time he put up a hand and Asuna's sword hit something metallic and bounced off. They both jumped back and gave themselves some room.

Asuna looked at his hand, and she noticed something odd. He was wearing some type of armored glove, but that wasn't the odd part. The odd part is that the glove seemed to have buttons on it. But that wasn't really the odd thing either because even though Asuna had taken no notice of it. Not only was everyone frozen but Negi's magic had stopped in mid air as if it were a light show

She tried to attack him again bringing her sword around for a powerful blow, but he simply used his armored hand to slap it away like it was nothing.

Heinrich was smiling, "Ah I see you're not playing nice this time huh?" Well then Princess, I've been told not to kill you, but…" He attacked, grabbing Asuna's sword with his gloved hand and using it to throw her against the wall with ease. "…the Master didn't say anything about broken bones."

Asuna stood up, wiped her mouth and then spit, "Well I hope you have a lot more than that if you think you're going to break my bones. Because this is when things get serious…" Asuna dropped her sword into the ground and put a palm out on either side of her. Small balls of energy formed in each hand.

Henrich didn't even flinch. "Ah... Kanka." He said nonchalantly.

Asuna finished her technique and rushed him like a bolt of lighting. He stopped her with his gloved hand yet again. This time he threw her up into the air, she recovered and was on her way back down with an attack when it happened.

He jumped up to meet her and used his metal glove to punch her square in the stomach. She doubled over and he threw her curled up body to towards the floor. She landed with a sickening thud.

Conscious but defenseless, she looked up at Heinrich who was just smiling down at her. "I can see why he thinks you're so special." He knelt down by her and brushed her hair back. "You're going to do me a favor Princess. When Negi recovers I need you to tell him something for me. Either he comes to us, or we come to him. And if we have to come to him, it's going to be through all of you." He pointed around to the scattered Ministra's. "This is where we'll be." He dropped a note in front of Asuna.

Heinrich bowed, "Farwell Princess." Then he reached down towards his belt and in a quick flash of blue light he was gone and the world had resumed moving. All the action that was supposed to happen minutes ago finally came to life and took it's course.

Luckily, Negi saw that Heinrich was gone and reacted quickly enough to avoid hitting Kaede in the face with his spell.

Kotaro shook his head at the scene "That did not go well."


End chapter

Ok so their it is our first intro to the bad guys. Anyone want to take a guess at what exactly his artifact is? I'll only give two hints. It's something you'd get from our world not the magical one and secondly. You'll have a better chance of figuring it out if you were born in the early 80's. That's not much but really i don't want anyone to guess right so wahhahahahah guess away if you dare. No seriously though all feedback is appreciated.

Also who else was getting busy at the resort?

Who is this Heinrich Guy? (Besides a bad guy)

How much wood could a woodchuck... wait that's not right.

What will happen to our hero's next?

Will Negi meet with them and what will happen if/when he does?

Why can't I stop asking these stupid questions? Who knows... well I do.

Sorry I went to see the Dark Knight last night and I think the joker rubbed off on me but anyway...

Until next episode...
Donny BlaZe